# NTSB Accident MIA97FA014
> **Bellanca 14-13-2** · 1996-10-27 · SMITHVILLE, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97FA014
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06940
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-27
- **Location:** SMITHVILLE, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.950527, -85.820167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 14-13-2
- **Registration:** N74306
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), shortly after takeoff; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while turning in an attempt to maneuver back to the airport, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into wooded terrain.  The pilot's attempt to return to the departure airport was a probable factor.

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